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Non aggression pact
signed by Hitler and stalin which said germany would not try to invade the USSR -
Battle of Britain
was a mosly an aireal fight but the us airforce and the royal air force fought back agaisnt the german airforce to stop the bombings -
Atlantic Conference
alliance strengths between the us and Britain by the Atlantic charter -
operation torch
invasion of north Africa was launched to free the med sea from German control and to protect the oil fields -
battle of midway
stopped Japanese advances and put them on the defense. -
Tehran conference
first big 3 meeting and discus plans for defeating Germany. -
battle of Stalingrad
turn the tide of the war. Battle between the Germans and the soviets in the USSR. -
Italian campaign
american and british forces opening up a new front but still delayed direct attacks on German -
Hiroshima
One of the city bombed by the atomic bomb. This was bombed because it was an heavy industrialized city. -
nagasaki
One of the city bombed by the atomic bomb. This was bombed because it was an heavy industrialized city. -
Yalta Conference
final plans for defeat of Europe and begin discussions for post war plans -
Potsdam conference
discussing for the final attack for Japan between Stalin and Truman. -
operation overlord
Invasion of France on D-Day finally provided the long waited western front -
battle of the bulge
last German offensive and the beginning of the end of the Nazis. -
battle of iwo jima
major battle when us marines took control of the island from Japanese defenders -
battle of Okinawa
Largest causalities of the island hopping with 100,000 Japs and 50,000 Americans. This was another big battle to gain ground towards the Japanese main land. -
battle of the bulge
last german offensive and the begininng of end of the nazis -
Surrender of Berlin/Germany
americans, french and british from the west, soviets from the east, met at berlin to crush the remaining german forces